Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP
Kimberly M. Keen
joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP as associate in San Diego.
Keen will be a part of the firm's Family Law practice group.
Whitney, Thompson & Jeffcoach
Kyle Hampton
joined Whitney, Thompson & Jeffcoach as partner in Merced.
Hampton represents individuals, small businesses, developers, banks, growers, dairies, and municipalities.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Colin G Conklin
joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as partner in San Francisco.
Conklin's practice focuses on public and private offerings of securities for issuers and underwriters, SEC reporting, corporate governance and general corporate counseling of emerging growth technology and life sciences companies.
Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP
Leanne O. Vanecek
was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.
Vanecek's practice encompasses all aspects of business litigation across a wide spectrum of industries, including health care, energy, technology, education, and entertainment.
Sally K. Saab
was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.
Saab counsels businesses and individuals on a broad range of federal, state and local tax law topics.
Justin S. Glincher
was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.
Glincher represents clients in a variety of commercial real estate matters throughout the United States. His work includes the acquisition, disposition, development and financing of commercial properties.
Eli S. Diller
was promoted to of counsel of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.
Diller provides comprehensive representation in connection with all aspects of real estate transactions and ventures. His practice is primarily focused on office, retail and industrial leasing, representing both landlords and tenants of all sizes and sophistication levels.
Miller Barondess LLP
Wenfeng Su
joined Miller Barondess LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Su is a commercial litigator who has experience in diverse matters from cross-border litigation, arbitration, and investigation, to advising foreign companies on complying with U.S. export control and sanctions laws.
Address
1999 Avenue of the Stars Suite 1000 , Los Angeles 90067 US
T:
(310) 552-4400
F:
(310) 552-8400
Smith Entertainment Law Group
Henry W. Root
joined Smith Entertainment Law Group as partner in Los Angeles.
Root serves as counsel to major and independent entertainment, media companies, recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, consumer product companies, and large purchasers of music catalogs and name imagine and likeness rights.
Address
12400 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 810 90025 , Los Angeles, CA 90025 United States
T:
(310) 395-6800
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Ron S. Grace
joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.
Grace serves as general corporate counsel and transactional counsel with respect to a wide variety of business transactions. He represents emerging and established companies, including those in the healthcare industry, on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, private placements of equity securities, and general contract, securities, and health care law.
Address
1840 Century Park E, #1900 , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 586-7875
Glaser Weil LLP
Doron M. Tisser
as partner & co-chair of the trusts & estates department
Tisser has been designated as a certified specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, and as a certified specialist in Taxation Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. He is one of less than approximately 100 attorneys in California who has earned both these Board Certifications. He has authored over 65 articles and chapters in books on various estate and tax planning subjects, including booklets on A Guide to Planning Your Estate, A Guide to Trust Administration, and A Guide to Advanced Estate Tax Planning Techniques. He has published articles and materials for Estate Planning Magazine and for California Continuing Education of the Bar. In addition, Tisser has authored chapters on "Corporate Buy-Sell Agreements" and "Partnership Buy-Out Agreements" for Counseling California Corporations, published by the California Continuing Education of the Bar.
Robert W. Heaven
as associate
Heaven practiced as a solicitor (transactional attorney) in Australia at a large international corporate law firm where he worked in copyright and civil litigation as well as assisting foreign companies fundraise and get listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He then practiced as a barrister (trial attorney) at Mitchell Chambers specializing in criminal defense. Throughout his legal career in Australia he worked as an associate lecturer in the law schools of The University of Adelaide and The University of South Australia, where he taught Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure, and Foundations of Law.
Heaven is the barrister liaison of the Trusts and Estates Committee and the Criminal Law Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He also completed trial advocacy training programs at LACBA to allow him to serve as a volunteer prosecutor at the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.
In addition to his legal career, Robbie served on Active Duty in the United States Army and is now serving in the 442nd Infantry Regiment 100th Battalion in the U.S. Army Reserve and is trained as an infantryman. He is also studying for a Master's Degree in Special Operations and Irregular Warfare on a part-time basis at the University of New South Wales run in conjunction by the Australian Defence Force.
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Glaser Weil, based in Los Angeles, is one of the country's premier full-service law firms. Advising a roster of diverse, selective clients -- from start-ups and large global corporations to local and national landlords and developers, to high-profile entertainers and other well-known individuals -- Glaser Weil represents clients' interests with an unprecedented level of dedication and commitment.
Address
10250 Constellation Blvd. , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 282-6294
First Amendment Coalition
John David Loy
joined First Amendment Coalition as legal director in San Diego.
Loy is a veteran civil liberties litigator who has defended the First Amendment rights of reporters, photographers, bloggers, students, teachers, activists, protesters, musicians, Marines, and motorcycle club members and has fought for public disclosure and governmental transparency for over 20 years.
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
E. Martin Estrada
was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles.
Estrada has been named a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Estrada, whose practice focuses on complex litigation and investigations, was inducted at a ceremony on Feb. 26, during the ACTL's spring meeting in Coronado. A former federal prosecutor, he has tried more than 30 federal and state trials and arbitrations, argued over a dozen appellate matters before U.S. courts of appeal, and conducted hundreds of investigations.
Founded in 1950, the ACTL comprises the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Fellowship in the college is given by invitation only to experienced trial lawyers of diverse backgrounds, who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose careers are marked by the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality. Membership in the college does not exceed 1 percent of the total lawyer population of any state or province.
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Founded 60 years ago, Munger, Tolles & Olson has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., the firm maintains a national and international practice. Our principal areas of practice include litigation, corporate, labor and employment, environmental, real estate, financial restructuring and tax.
Latham & Watkins
Nikki Buffa
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Costa Mesa.
Buffa is a member of the Environment, Land & Resources Practice in the Corporate Department. She provides environmental counseling in all areas of environmental law, with a particular focus on the siting of major infrastructure projects, energy transition and renewable energy, stakeholder engagement, and crisis management. She counsels clients on a wide range of relevant state and federal regulatory regimes and has previously served in senior positions in the Obama Administration at the Department of the Interior and the White House, and on the Biden-Harris transition team.
Heather B. Deixler
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Bay Area.
Deixler is a member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice in the Corporate Department. who counsels public and private companies operating in the healthcare industry and digital health sector on regulatory compliance, transactional matters, and data privacy and security. With a practice at the intersection of healthcare and technology, she advises a range of cutting-edge clients on emerging regulatory regimes, including innovative healthcare delivery systems, value-based payment programs, and the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare.
Kristin N. Murphy
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Costa Mesa.
Murphy is a member of the Securities Litigation & Professional Liability Practice in the Litigation & Trial Department. She advises clients on complex business litigation, with an emphasis on M&A, securities fraud, and class action litigation. Her recent representations include special committee engagements in controlling stockholder transactions, multi-jurisdictional litigation arising out of solicited and hostile takeover attempts, and lawsuits related to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
Kevin C. Reyes
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Diego.
Reyes is a member of the mergers & acquisitions practice in the Corporate Department. He represents public and private companies on a range of corporate matters, including M&A transactions, debt and equity capital markets offerings, venture capital financings, corporate governance, and securities law compliance, particularly in the life sciences, technology, consumer products, and real estate sectors.
Latham & watkins
Robert Blamires
was promoted to partner of Latham & watkins in San Francisco.
Robert Blamires is a member of the Data & Technology Transactions Practice in the Corporate Department who advises clients on data privacy practices, risks, and compliance, particularly in the context of M&A, capital markets, and other corporate transactions, as well as on proactive compliance, the use of data assets, and contracts governing data sharing and processing. He also has substantial experience with the firm's Data Privacy & Security Practice.
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Allison Mallick
was promoted to partner of Baker Botts L.L.P. in San Francisco.
Mallick advises clients facing complex environmental challenges, focusing on litigation, regulatory advocacy, and compliance counseling. She represents companies and industry coalitions across multiple sectors, including energy, cement, manufacturing, chemical processing, and agricultural processing.
Nicholas F. Frey
was promoted to partner of Baker Botts L.L.P. in Palo Alto.
Frey focuses on executive compensation, benefits, deferred compensation, ERISA, and mergers and acquisitions due diligence matters, and has substantial experience in advising venture capital and emerging growth companies on compensation and benefits issues with respect to their key employees.
Mayer Brown
Andrew J. Demko
as partner
in Los Angeles
Demko joins the firm as a partner in the Commercial Litigation and Consumer Litigation & Class Actions practices. He has represented companies in a variety of industries, including financial services, media, entertainment, technology and securities. He also has experience with environmental and employment litigation, including ERISA lawsuits and wage and hour class actions.
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Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world's leading companies and financial institutions on their most complex deals and disputes. With extensive reach across four continents, we are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the world's three largest financial centers--New York, London and Hong Kong--the backbone of the global economy. We have deep experience in high-stakes litigation and complex transactions across industry sectors, including our signature strength, the global financial services industry. Our diverse teams of lawyers are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. Our "one-firm" culture--seamless and integrated across all practices and regions--ensures that our clients receive the best of our knowledge and experience.
Address
350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-1503 , Los Angeles 90071-1503 United States of America
T:
(213) 229-9500
McGuireWoods
Nicholas J Hoffman
was promoted to partner of McGuireWoods in Los Angeles.
Hoffman Joins International Association of Defense Counsel. He is a trial attorney who handles a wide range of matters, including product liability, mass tort, intellectual property, unfair competition, business tort and other complex commercial disputes. He represents clients in the technology, biotechnology, medical devices, consumer products and entertainment industries.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Emily Stephens
joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.
Emily Stephens concentrates her practice on fund formation and investment management and has a deep institutional knowledge of virtually all aspects of the investment management business.
Address
1840 Century Park East, #1900 , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 586-7875
Nossaman
Elinor Eizdi
was promoted to partner of Nossaman.
Eizdi specializes in real estate transactional law. She represents real estate developers, government agencies and independent oil and gas companies in all phases of real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
Willis Hon
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in San Francisco.
Hon focuses on serving water industry clients across California on a broad range of administrative and regulatory matters.
Frank Liu
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Los Angeles.
Liu helps public agencies use innovative procurement methods to deliver highly complex and large-scale airport, highway, bridge, tunnel, transit and social infrastructure projects. His work spans every step of the procurement process.
Nossaman
Randy Boyer
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Irvine, CA.
Boyer assists clients in resolving disputes regarding wage and hour class actions, products liability class action, complex contractual and real estate matters and individual employment matters.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Maxwell A. Blum
was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Oakland CA.
Max Blum is a member of the firm's Litigation and Public Law practices.
Eli Jacob Flushman
was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in San Rafael.
Eli Flushman is a member of the firm's Public Law practice.
Kristin E. Charbonnier
was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in San Francisco.
Kristin Charbonnier is a member of the firm's Litigation and Real Estate practices.
Temitayo Opeoluwa Peters
was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Oakland.
Temitayo ("Ope") Peters is a member of the firm's Constitutional Law, Employment Law & Litigation, Litigation, and Public Law practices.
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Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is a California limited liability law partnership with 137 member attorneys. Our mission is to provide clients with creative, results oriented, and cost effective legal services within the complex environment in which they function. We view ourselves as problem solvers and legal strategists, not simply compliance monitors and reciters of the law. Burke has nine practice groups: Public Law; Labor and Employment Law; Construction Law; Litigation; Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources; Real Estate and Business Law; Insurance Coverage and Litigation; Intellectual Property; and Education Law. Each practice focuses on professional development of member attorneys and advisory services tailored to the needs of both public and private clients. With regional offices in the Inland Empire, Palm Desert, Los Angeles, Marin County, Oakland, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Ventura County, as well with the added support of advanced communications technology, Burke can easily be where our California situated clients need us to be. For more information, please visit www.bwslaw.com.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Rebecca J. Winthrop
was promoted to partner of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP in Los Angeles.
Winthrop's practice focuses on representing financial institutions, secured and unsecured creditors, and purchasers of distressed assets in complex restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcies in multiple industries, including energy, manufacturing, construction and entertainment. She also advises healthcare providers in out-of-court workouts and as non-debtor counterparties to third party vendor and joint venture agreements in the event of bankruptcy, and counsels both borrowers and bondholders on their rights in municipal bankruptcies.
Joseph H. Drapalski
was promoted to partner of Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP in Los Angeles.
Drapalski focuses on environmental law and litigation, including federal and state Superfund, enforcement, compliance counseling and transactional matters. His litigation practice involves toxic exposure, CERCLA cost recovery and contribution, natural resource damages, groundwater and sediment contamination lawsuits and environmental citizen suits. Drapalski's regulatory and compliance practice focuses on federal and state Superfund, the Clean Water Act, RCRA, National Contingency Plan, CEQA and NEPA. He frequently advises clients on environmental aspects of business transactions, including transactions involving real property.
Yoka & Smith LLP
Martin S. McMahan
was promoted to partner of Yoka & Smith LLP in Los Angeles.
McMahan worked in business for several years before getting a law degree from Loyola Law School. His practice includes catastrophic injury/wrongful death defense, class-action and complex tort actions, commercial litigation, premises liability and product liability.
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Yoka & Smith LLP represents businesses in high-exposure lawsuits in a variety of legal practice areas. The firm has offices in Los Angeles and Irvine.
Sidley Austin LLP
Amir Freund
joined Sidley Austin LLP as counsel in Palo Alto.
Sidley Austin LLP welcomes Amir Freund as counsel in the global Intellectual Property Litigation practice in the firm's Palo Alto office. Amir's practice focuses on patent infringement and trade secret litigation involving high-tech hardware and software technology, such as computer networking, telecommunications devices, semiconductors, integrated circuit design, memory circuits, fabrication processes, e-commerce, and digital radio devices.
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With more than 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices around the globe, Sidley is a premier legal adviser for clients across the spectrum of industries
Address
1001 PAGE MILL ROAD BUILDING 1 , Palo Alto 94304 United States
T:
(650) 565-7067
Tyson & Mendes LLP
Alla Shabun Policastro
was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in Los Angeles.
Policastro's practice focuses on defense of general liability and personal injury matters on behalf of individuals and businesses. Over the course of the past thirteen years, her litigation experience has included high exposure and catastrophic personal injury cases in the insurance and hospitality industries. Policastro also has significant experience in risk assessment and mitigation for her clients and handling all aspects of litigation to trial. She has an exceptional track record for resolving high exposure cases through negotiations and mediation even in the most adverse of circumstances
Emily Clare Meeson
was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in San Diego and Orange County offices.
Meeson's practice focuses on employment practices litigation defense, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour claims. She has extensive litigation experience, including representing individuals and businesses in state courts throughout Southern California. She has successfully prepared multiple cases and witnesses for trial through completion, resulting in favorable jury verdicts
Christopher Howard Schon
was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in San Diego.
Schon specializes in high exposure, catastrophic personal injury and general liability defense. He also assists privately held businesses in state regulatory and compliance matters. Schon has prepared and argued numerous trial and pre-trial motions that disposed of causes of action and resulted in significantly reduced exposure against his clients. His jury trial experience includes a defense verdict and jury verdicts substantially below plaintiffs' settlement demands prior to trial.
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Karen Ahearn
was promoted to partner of Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro LLP - Los Angeles, CA in Century City.
Karen Ahearn, a partner in Glaser Weil's Real Estate Department, provides clients with a full range of real estate and development services. She assists clients with financing acquisitions, developments, leasing and land use. Her diversity of experience includes shopping centers, mixed-use projects and residential developments.
Before joining the Firm, Ms. Ahearn specialized in insurance coverage matters. Thus, Ms. Ahearn is in a unique position to advise clients on an entire range of ancillary issues that arise in real estate transactions, including insurance needs and indemnification agreements.
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Glaser Weil, based in Los Angeles, is one of the country's premier full-service law firms. Advising a roster of diverse, selective clients -- from start-ups and large global corporations, to local and national landlords and developers, to high-profile entertainers and other well-known individuals -- Glaser Weil represents clients' interests with an unprecedented level of dedication and commitment.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Mark Jason Austin
was promoted to equity partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Santa Ana, CA.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Mark J. Austin has been elevated to equity partner. Mark Austin is a member of Burke's Litigation; Public Law and Tort Claims and Products liability practices.
Thomas Darrel Jex
was promoted to equity partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Riverside, CA.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas D. Jex has been elevated to equity partner. Tom Jex is a member of the firm’s Public Law and Education Law practices.
Kevin Drake Siegel
was promoted to equity partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Oakland, CA.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Kevin D. Siegel has been elevated to equity partner. Kevin Siegel is a member of Burke’s Public Law; Environmental, Land Use, and Natural Resources; and Litigation practices.
Alan Amadeo Sozio
was promoted to equity partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Los Angeles.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Alan A. Sozio has been elevated to equity partner. Alan Sozio is a member of the firm’s Public Law (Eminent Domain); Environmental, Land Use, and Natural Resources; Litigation; and Real Estate and Business practices.
Gregory Brian Thomas
was promoted to equity partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Oakland, CA.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Gregory B. Thomas has been elevated to equity partner. Greg Thomas is a member of Burke’s Litigation; Public Law; and Insurance Coverage and Litigation practices.
Samantha Wilson Zutler
was promoted to equity partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in San Francisco, CA.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is pleased to announce that Samantha W. Zutler has been elevated to equity partner. Samantha Zutler is a member of the firm’s Public Law; Litigation; and Labor and Employment practices.
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Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is a California limited liability law partnership with 137 member attorneys. Our mission is to provide clients with creative, results oriented, and cost effective legal services within the complex environment in which they function. We view ourselves as problem solvers and legal strategists, not simply compliance monitors and reciters of the law. Burke has nine practice groups: Public Law; Labor and Employment Law; Construction Law; Litigation; Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources; Real Estate and Business Law; Insurance Coverage and Litigation; Intellectual Property; and Education Law. Each practice focuses on professional development of member attorneys and advisory services tailored to the needs of both public and private clients. With regional offices in the Inland Empire, Palm Desert, Los Angeles, Marin County, Oakland, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Ventura County, as well with the added support of advanced communications technology, Burke can easily be where our California situated clients need us to be. For more information, please visit www.bwslaw.com and https://www.linkedin.com/company/burke-williams-&-sorensen/about/?viewAsMember=true
Judicate West
Judge Judy H. Hersher
joined Judicate West as neutral in Sacramento.
Judicate West welcomes retired Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Judy H. Hersher to its exclusive roster of neutrals. She is based in the Sacramento office and is available for mediations, arbitrations and private judging and Special Master assignments statewide.
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Judicate West is one of California's leading providers of private dispute resolution services with a distinguished roster of proven neutrals, including retired state and federal court judges plus full-time attorney mediators and arbitrators from a wide variety of practice areas. Founded in 1993, the firm prides itself on maintaining the utmost integrity in delivering innovative solutions to all types of civil disputes. The firm's successful formula involves top-tier neutrals, a great company culture and an experienced team of ADR professionals dedicated to delivering gold standard service in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Judicate West has offices in Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco.
Gray•Duffy, LLP
Michael Scott Eisenbaum
was promoted to managing partner of Gray•Duffy, LLP in Encino.
Michael Eisenbaum Elected as New Managing Partner of Gray•Duffy, LLP effective January 1, 2022.
Eisenbaum will oversee the firm's two offices, including Redwood City, California. Eisenbaum has a diversified practice which includes extensive litigation experience. He has successfully represented hundreds of individuals and businesses in the areas of premises liability, contract liability and enforcement, construction defect, product liability, professional liability, personal injury, and property damage litigation. Eisenbaum obtained his Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Colorado State University.
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Gray •Duffy, LLP is a litigation firm providing legal services in the following areas: bad faith and insurance coverage; construction defect and related claims; employment law; general liability negligence; healthcare/medical malpractice; professional liability/errors & omissions; real estate and business law; insurance defense; auto dealerships and products liability.
BraunHagey & Borden LLP
David Kwasniewski
was promoted to partner of BraunHagey & Borden LLP in San Francisco.
David Kwasniewski is a partner at BraunHagey & Borden. David has extensive experience on both plaintiff and defense sides of complex commercial and intellectual property disputes. He has served as lead counsel in federal and state court trials, and has obtained multiple federal and state appellate victories.
David has successfully defended a number of food, beverage, and supplement manufacturers in Proposition 65, false advertising, and CLRA disputes, including obtaining dismissals of a Proposition 65 challenge to TerraSoul Superfoods' raw cacao powder and a false advertising claim against RiteAid's house-brand body wash and hand lotion. Additionally, David conducted expert discovery and served as trial counsel to Broadcom in an ITC Investigation brought against some of the largest television manufacturers in the world, which resulted in a favorable settlement. David obtained a precedential opinion from the Federal Circuit reversing the dismissal of his client's trade secret claim, brought against Goodyear for their theft of self-inflating tire technology.
David is also committed to serving clients in need on a pro bono basis. David has obtained multiple favorable Ninth Circuit rulings for former inmates whose civil rights were violated, including a precedential opinion confirming that prison officials are not due any deference when they violate rights without any security-based justification.
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BraunHagey & Borden LLP is a high-stakes litigation and corporate boutique that works with discerning clients in bet-the-company disputes and transactional matters across the country and internationally. In addition to its commercial work, the firm heavily invests in impact cases focused on long-term legal or policy reform and has secured significant results protecting human rights, the environment, civil liberties, privacy, and the elderly. For more information, visit our website.
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Charles Edward Slyngstad
was promoted to partner of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP in Los Angeles.
Charles E. Slyngstad, partner and Chair of Burke's Litigation practice, has been appointed General Counsel for the firm. Slyngstad has served as lead trial counsel in a number of high profile cases involving Burke's public sector and private sector clients. He is a certified specialist in Legal Malpractice Law by the Board of Legal Specialization for the State Bar of California. In his expanded role as Burke's General Counsel, Slyngstad will help guide decisions on all legal, risk, and compliance issues affecting the firm.
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Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is a California limited liability law partnership with 137 member attorneys. Our mission is to provide clients with creative, results oriented, and cost effective legal services within the complex environment in which they function. We view ourselves as problem solvers and legal strategists, not simply compliance monitors and reciters of the law. Burke has nine practice groups: Public Law; Labor and Employment Law; Construction Law; Litigation; Environmental, Land Use and Natural Resources; Real Estate and Business Law; Insurance Coverage and Litigation; Intellectual Property; and Education Law. Each practice focuses on professional development of member attorneys and advisory services tailored to the needs of both public and private clients. With regional offices in the Inland Empire, Palm Desert, Los Angeles, Marin County, Oakland, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Ventura County, as well with the added support of advanced communications technology, Burke can easily be where our California situated clients need us to be. For more information, please visit www.bwslaw.com and https://www.linkedin.com/company/burke-williams-&-sorensen/about/?viewAsMember=true
Buckley LLP
Norma Ramirez-Marin
was promoted to senior counsel of Buckley LLP in Los Angeles.
Ramirez-Marin represents a variety of financial services clients on licensing, regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters.
Sarah Davis
was promoted to counsel of Buckley LLP in San Francisco.
Davis represents financial institutions in consumer class actions, complex commercial litigation, and regulatory enforcement actions.
Lauren L. Erker
was promoted to counsel of Buckley LLP in San Francisco.
Erker represents financial services companies and industry-leading technology, retail, and manufacturing firms in consumer class actions, complex commercial litigation, and enforcement actions.
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Buckley LLP offers enforcement, litigation, compliance, regulatory, and transactional services to financial services institutions and early stage and leading fintech and technology companies, as well as venture capital and private equity funds, investment companies, and corporate and individual clients throughout the world. The firm has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and London,